Animal ruthlessness charges submitted versus creator of South Side feral feline not-for-profit
The owner of a South Side not-for-profit that looked for to take care of the city's feral feline population now deals with charges of animal ruthlessness after authorities last month presumably discovered 5 dead felines in the basement of her squalid Auburn Gresham home.Ashley Burrell, 37, was charged May 8 with 5 counts of exacerbated ruthlessness to animals following an examination by the city's Department of Animal Care and Control, according to Cook County court records.Records from the Illinois secretary of state reveal Burrell owns "Nikki's Ferals," a not-for-profit company established in 2022 that concentrates on "(trap, neuter, release) for feral and neighborhood felines" while likewise offering food, shelter and "assistance (to) hurt feral and neighborhood felines."Court records r...